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Author Stefan Fatsis on the love of words and why "dictionaries are in peril"

The dictionary has found its utility in the desire to attach meaning to each new word. But in the digital age, the dictionary ...
Mental Floss

17 Hilarious Definitions from Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary

mikroman6/Moment/Getty Images (Johnson); amtitus/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images (thought bubble) It took roughly eight years for Samuel Johnson and his staff of six helpers to complete the ...
Huffington Post UK

People Are Just Learning What The 'Most Complex' Word In English Is, And Huh

When I was a kid, I was wrong about so many things. I thought craneflies, or daddy longlegs, were the “most poisonous spider in the world,” but had no way of administering their toxins (wrong on many ...
Boston Herald

Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to ‘Collegiate’ dictionary

NEW YORK (AP) — Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds ...
CBS News

"Dumbphone," "ghost kitchen" among over 5,000 words added to Merriam-Webster dictionary in rare update

Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including ...
5newsonline

Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to 'Collegiate' dictionary

NEW YORK — Word nerd alert ... executive director of the Dictionary Society of North America. “Having a print dictionary has all along sort of indicated the legitimacy of a language,” said Russell, ...
WTOP News

From ‘bobolee’ to ‘pholourie,’ the Oxford English Dictionary adds 12 new Caribbean words

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region that officials publicly recognized on Wednesday. The ...
Telegram

Merriam-Webster adds more than 5,000 new words to dictionary, including 'dad bod' and 'rizz'

Some of the 21st century's newest English words, including "rizz," "dad bod," and "photobomb," have been added to the latest edition of a well-known dictionary. Merriam-Webster, a leading American ...
U.S. News & World Report

Hard Pass. Cold Brew. Dad Bod. Merriam-Webster Adds Over 5,000 Words to 'Collegiate' Dictionary

Hard Pass. Cold Brew. Dad Bod. Merriam-Webster Adds Over 5,000 Words to 'Collegiate' Dictionary NEW YORK (AP) — Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully ...
Stuff.co.nz

‘Sweet as’, mōrena, and more Kiwi words added to Oxford English Dictionary

Eleven New Zealand English and te reo Māori words have been added to the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.Caleb Jones / AP Eleven New Zealand English and te reo Māori words have been ...